Perhaps Petraeus had to be crushed early and hard in order to destroy his potential as a future Republican Presidential candidate, and the Dems sat on this method of destruction until just this opportune moment. Now Petraeus is just another Herman Cain.

WEll, I guess one stories as good as the next. "a whiskey glass & a womans ass, made a horses ass out of me" He should've talked to bill clinton on how to proceed with his career--oh wait, he has values.

Fred, you ARE a true Poet.....ah, pleasures of the flesh....what ever happened to don't ask, don't rat out your partners and friends....would have been less costly to 'hire' a suitable alternative......Lots of cold, lonely nights in the desert, nobody is perfect......'Keep your friends close, and your enemy's EVEN CLOSER'!!! There is MORE to this story than a simple indiscretion. I'd LOVE to be there when he has to explain it to the Mrs. of 37 years. He still has my utmost respect as a military mind,and to see him fall this way is not very favorable, IMFO.